A TOTAL of 40 shooters set their sights on victory when competing in the recent Bordertown Gun Club held its two-day birthday shoot recently.
Competitors gathered from Adelaide, Hopetoun, Horsham, Jamestown, Kingston, Mildura, Mount Gambier, Naracoorte, Warracknabeal, Wilkawatt and Tasmania to test their luck in the well supported competition.
Shooters were greeted with a cold and windy start to the competition on Saturday, while Sunday was wet and cold in the morning before the weather cleared up for a cool and overcast afternoon.
The opening event on Saturday – the 30-target double barrel championship – saw Wayne Hawker, Gavin Height and Allan Jones all shoot possibles, which meant a further 30 targets were shot to determine an overall winner.
However, it was Hawker who claimed the honours with a perfect 60/60 score.
There was just two possibles for the 30-target single barrel championship with Ash Hawker and Jones with perfect scores.
Jones missed his first, while Ash Hawker made no mistake to take the overall with a score of 31/31.
In the third and final event for the day, Martin Collumb showed the way to take the overall in the 30-target pointscore championship, dropping just one target 89/90.
Entering into the second day of competition four AA shooters opened their day with possibles in the 50-target double barrel championship – Collumb, John Hawker, Wayne Hawker and Height.
A further 34 targets in the shoot off saw Collumb 84/84 triumph over Wayne Hawker 83/84 for the overall prize.
In the second and final event of the day, which was the second pair double rise championship Ash Hawker was again a standout with an impressive score of 37/40, four targets ahead of Greg Kessegian 33/40, while Don Beelitz, Collumb, John Hawker, Wayne Hawker and Height all on 32/40.
In conclusion of the two-day shoot Wayne Hawker was awarded the overall high gun with a score of 226/240, while Zoe Hawker managed an impressive 198/240 to take out both the women and junior overall high gun and Veteran Steve Chambers was best in his class, shooting 198/240.
Presentations concluded on Sunday with the drawing of a cartridge raffle.
The club wishes to thank all the sponsors of the birthday shoot and all those who contributed in the running of the competition.
The Bordertown Gun Club shoot will be held on Sunday, November 26 with a 50-target continental championship and 50-target double barrel event.
Practice will start at 11.30am, with the competition to start at 12pm.
Experienced shooters and those who would like to try clay target shooting are reminded the club will hold practice sessions on the first and third Friday of each month during daylight saving, from 4pm.
Results
Saturday
30 target double barrel championship
Overall and AA Grade: Wayne Hawker 60/60, Gavin Height 36/37.
A Grade: Allan Jones 59/60, Lisa Hawker 29/30.
B Grade: Mark Tyson 25/30, John Brownrigg 24/30.
C Grade: Doug Harris 25/30, Kane Hawker 24/30.
Best lady shooter: Zoe Hawker 27/30; best junior: Kane Hawker 24/30; best veteran: Ron Batson 28/30.
30-target single barrel championship
Overall and AA Grade: Ash Hawker 31/31, Wayne Hawker 28/30.
A Grade: Allan Jones 30/31, Hayden Megaw 28/30.
B Grade: Lynn Beelitz 26/30, Mark Tyson 25/30.
C Grade: Doug Harris 21/30, Kane Hawker 17/30.
Best lady shooter: Lisa Hawker 27/30; best junior: Zoe Hawker 23/30; best veteran: Max Medhurst 26/30.
30 target pointscore championship
Overall and AA Grade: Martin Collumb 89/90, Wayne Hawker 90/94.
A Grade: Hayden Megaw 86/90, Lisa Hawker 80/90.
B Grade: Dale Smith 81/90, Bob Atkinson, 75/90, John Brownrigg 75/90.
C Grade: Kane Hawker 72/91, Nathan Webster 71/91.
Best lady shooter: Zoe Hawker 68/90; best junior: Kane Hawker 71/90; best veteran: Max Medhurst 76/90.
Day 1 – overall high gun winner: Wayne Hawker 144/150; junior high gun winner: Zoe Hawker 118/150.
Sunday
50-target double barrel championship
Overall and AA Grade: Martin Collumb 84/84, Wayne Hawker 83/84.
A Grade: Zoe Hawker 49/50, Steve Chambers 48/50.
B Grade: Brian Jarrett 46/50, Dale Smith 45/50.
C Grade: Kane Hawker 46/50, Tony Kakoschke 42/50.
Best lady shooter: Lisa Hawker 48/50; best junior: Zoe Hawker 49/50; best veteran: Steve Chambers 48/50.
20 pair double rise championship
Overall and AA Grade: Ash Hawker 37/40, Greg Kessigian 33/40.
A Grade: Zoe Hawker 31/40, Allan Jones 30/40.
B Grade: Brian Jarrett 26/40, Lynn Beelitz 25/40.
C Grade: Kane Hawker 30/40, Tony Kakoschke 25/40.
Best lady shooter: Lisa Hawker 30/40; best junior: Zoe Hawker 31/40; best veteran: Peter Rundle 30/40.
Day 2 high guns – AA Grade: Ash Hawker 225/240; A Grade: Lisa Hawker 214/240; B Grade: Mark Tyson 188/240; C Grade: Kane Hawker 188/240.
Overall high gun: Wayne Hawker 226/240 from Ash Hawker 225/240 and Martin Collumb 223/240.
Ladies and junior two-day high gun: Zoe Hawker 198/240.
Veterans two-day high gun: Steve Chambers 198/240.
